１４日下午，在前往北川的车上，姚明从朋友那里听到了穆铁柱去世的消息。当时他就感到很震惊，并且提起奥运会期间还在电视上看到过他。
姚明说，穆铁柱和自己是中国篮坛的两代大中锋。以前，如果提起真正的大中锋，自己首先就会想到他。当年，自己还在１８岁以下国家青年队训练的时候，曾经和这位篮坛前辈有过比较近距离的接触，不过只有短短的两个多月时间。
回忆起当时的情形，姚明说那绝对是“仰视”的感觉。无论是在视觉上，还是在心理上。不过，当时他们也没有太多的交流，只是在国家体育总局的大院里碰到的时候会互相打招呼。
姚明说，突然听说穆铁柱去世很难过，就像１９９９年他突然听到ＮＢＡ传奇中锋张伯伦去世时的感觉一样，并且希望向穆铁柱的家人表示哀悼和慰问。
Yao Ming is Mianyang, Sichuan Province on the 14th of the afternoon also heard a well-known Chinese basketball center after the death of Mu Tiezhu feel very sad that he wished to express condolences to the families of Mu Tiezhu and condolences.
On the 14th afternoon, to the North-car, Yao Ming from a friend heard the news Mu Tiezhu death. At that time, he would be shocked, and instituted during the Olympic Games are still to see him on television.
Yao said that Mu Tiezhu, and they are two generations of the Chinese basketball center. Previously, if the real against the big center, his first thought he would. At that time, his is still under the age of 18 national youth team training, and the basketball predecessors have had relatively close contact, but only a short period of time more than two months.
At that time, recalled the circumstances, it is absolutely Yao said, "I looked up at". Whether in the visual or psychological. However, at that time they also do not have much of the exchanges, only the State Sports General Administration of the compound when the encounter would GREet each other.
Yao said that the sudden death of Mu Tiezhu heard very sad, just like in 1999 he suddenly heard NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain died at the center of the same feeling, and I hope that the Mu Tiezhu to express our condolences and condolences to their families.
On the 14th afternoon, to the North-car, Yao Ming from a friend heard the news Mu Tiezhu death. At that time, he would be shocked, and instituted during the Olympic Games are still to see him on television.
Yao said that Mu Tiezhu, and they are two generations of the Chinese basketball center. Previously, if the real against the big center, his first thought he would. At that time, his is still under the age of 18 national youth team training, and the basketball predecessors have had relatively close contact, but only a short period of time more than two months.
At that time, recalled the circumstances, it is absolutely Yao said, "I looked up at". Whether in the visual or psychological. However, at that time they also do not have much of the exchanges, only the State Sports General Administration of the compound when the encounter would GREet each other.
Yao said that the sudden death of Mu Tiezhu heard very sad, just like in 1999 he suddenly heard NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain died at the center of the same feeling, and I hope that the Mu Tiezhu to express our condolences and condolences to their families.
